*A very important Open Letter to all Government Workers

In 2018, the US Supreme Court issued a monumental decision in the case of Janus v. AFSCME. This decision affirmed the right of all government employees to opt OUT of joining the union, AFSCME, which represents them in negotiations with their employer. Now, you need to think about this case, and about the idea of …

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*Guest Author: John Konrad V, American on Canada

I will be copying this post in its entirety, comparing the US to Canada, and putting Canada in its subordinate place. Very powerful post. We had a good thing, Canada. A quiet arrangement. You kept watch up north, didn’t make noise, didn’t screw around. We covered the heavy lifting. You backed us up, built a …

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There are no Solutions, only Tradeoffs

The above aphorism was coined by the famous economist, Thomas Sowell, to describe any human society or situation. Every waking moment of every day of our lives, we are presented with a myriad of choices, large and small, most we don't even notice. But I was reminded of Sowell's phrase when I read an article …

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Did you know that people often make the wrong “climate choices”?

Yes, that is a real question. In fact, it's the headline of an article on the KOMO Web site. The article, specifically referencing dogs, is originally from the Associated Press. I am going to reprint that article here in its entirety, for the pleasure of my readers. Believe me, this will make you laugh out …

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Well, well, what do we have here? Another story of the drawbacks of electric cars.

This article appears on the Web Site HotAir.com. Its subject is the fact that car-shipping companies are increasingly avoiding ocean shipping of electric vehicles. I have written about this multiple times in the past, emphasizing that electric vehicles, with immense Lithium-ion batteries, are extreme fire hazards. Electrical fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish, and a …

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